Vol. I · Issue 20
Monday, April 20, 2026

The Dinger Almanac

··· Baseball Statistics & Analysis ···


Matchup · Monday, April 20, 2026

Philadelphia Phillies
at Chicago Cubs

7:40 PM ET · 4:40 PM PTWrigley Field, Chicagoopen roof

The Headline

Kyle Schwarber enters this game with a 15.8% model-estimated probability of homering at Wrigley Field, the strongest HR spot on the board. Below: full lineups for both teams, ranked by expected HR output, alongside detailed profiles of both probable starters.

Park Factors
LHB HR factor104
RHB HR factor103

Probable Starters


Away Starter · RHP

Aaron Nola

HR VulnerabilityAverage
Contact Quality AllowedAbove average
ERA4.03
WHIP1.30
IP22.1
HR/91.20
K/99.7
xwOBA0.323
Barrel%7.9%
Hard-hit%39.7%
Home Starter · RHP

Colin Rea

HR VulnerabilityGood
Contact Quality AllowedAbove average
ERA3.63
WHIP0.98
IP17.1
HR/91.00
K/97.8
xwOBA0.305
Barrel%6.0%
Hard-hit%40.0%

The Lineups

Each batter's probability of homering in the game, ranked.


Away Lineup

Philadelphia Phillies

Kyle Schwarber
LHB·6 HR / 88 PA·Brl 25.6%
vs SP: 3-for-13 · .231 · 1 HR · 6 K · 15 PA
15.8%
Bryce Harper
LHB·4 HR / 84 PA·Brl 15.0%
vs SP: 0-for-14 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 14 PA
14.9%
Brandon Marsh
LHB·2 HR / 68 PA·Brl 6.1%
vs SP: 6-for-9 · .667 · 0 HR · 0 K · 9 PA
12.6%
Otto Kemp
RHB·0 HR / 0 PA
vs SP: 0-for-2 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 2 PA
12.4%
Rafael Marchán
SHB·1 HR / 24 PA·Brl 5.3%
12.4%
Edmundo Sosa
RHB·1 HR / 30 PA·Brl 4.5%
vs SP: 2-for-6 · .333 · 1 HR · 1 K · 6 PA
12.3%
Adolis García
RHB·2 HR / 81 PA·Brl 12.0%
vs SP: 0-for-3 · .000 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
11.9%
Trea Turner
RHB·2 HR / 87 PA·Brl 3.1%
vs SP: 4-for-17 · .235 · 0 HR · 4 K · 17 PA
11.8%
Dylan Moore
RHB·0 HR / 10 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 1-for-3 · .333 · 0 HR · 1 K · 3 PA
11.7%
J.T. Realmuto
RHB·1 HR / 57 PA·Brl 2.6%
vs SP: 7-for-14 · .500 · 1 HR · 2 K · 16 PA
11.6%
Bryson Stott
LHB·0 HR / 59 PA·Brl 6.8%
vs SP: 1-for-14 · .071 · 0 HR · 4 K · 15 PA
10.2%
Alec Bohm
RHB·1 HR / 76 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 1-for-11 · .091 · 0 HR · 3 K · 11 PA
10.2%
Home Lineup

Chicago Cubs

Ian Happ
SHB·6 HR / 84 PA·Brl 20.0%
vs SP: 2-for-21 · .095 · 0 HR · 8 K · 22 PA
15.3%
Dansby Swanson
RHB·4 HR / 82 PA·Brl 14.9%
vs SP: 14-for-64 · .219 · 3 HR · 13 K · 70 PA
14.8%
Moisés Ballesteros
LHB·3 HR / 46 PA·Brl 15.2%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 0 K · 2 PA
14.7%
Carson Kelly
RHB·2 HR / 60 PA·Brl 14.3%
vs SP: 4-for-6 · .667 · 0 HR · 0 K · 6 PA
13.1%
Matt Shaw
RHB·2 HR / 57 PA·Brl 9.3%
12.9%
Nico Hoerner
RHB·3 HR / 92 PA·Brl 4.2%
vs SP: 5-for-17 · .294 · 0 HR · 3 K · 18 PA
12.5%
Miguel Amaya
RHB·1 HR / 40 PA·Brl 4.2%
vs SP: 1-for-2 · .500 · 0 HR · 1 K · 2 PA
12.0%
Seiya Suzuki
RHB·0 HR / 37 PA·Brl 0.0%
vs SP: 1-for-12 · .083 · 0 HR · 7 K · 12 PA
11.5%
Michael Conforto
LHB·0 HR / 28 PA·Brl 8.3%
vs SP: 10-for-53 · .189 · 2 HR · 19 K · 58 PA
11.4%
Pete Crow-Armstrong
LHB·1 HR / 84 PA·Brl 3.6%
vs SP: 2-for-6 · .333 · 0 HR · 0 K · 7 PA
11.4%
Alex Bregman
RHB·2 HR / 93 PA·Brl 5.8%
vs SP: 2-for-11 · .182 · 0 HR · 3 K · 11 PA
10.6%
Michael Busch
LHB·0 HR / 80 PA·Brl 3.7%
vs SP: 2-for-7 · .286 · 0 HR · 3 K · 9 PA
10.5%
A Note on These Numbers

HR probabilities come from our calibrated probability model combining season stats, recent form, Statcast quality, handedness splits, and park effects. Even the top pick on any given day misses 75-80% of the time — home runs are genuinely rare events. See the calibration page for how accurate these numbers have been historically.